Letter to Editor | Thanks to all who make the Dental Van Clinic possible

||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION |||

Thank you to the many people who made the recent Dental Van Clinic possible. To the Community Church, who hosted the van and provided the reception space. To Marsha Waunch and her team of volunteers who welcomed patients and kept the team on track. To the Coop who provided lunches. To the Kitts, Chadwell’s, Waunches, and Nelson’s Bay View Cottages for housing the team from Medical Teams International (MTI). To MTI and the San Juan County Health Department for being great partners. And to the community members who have donated to ensure these clinics continue, four times a year for 11 years now.

These clinics provide critical services to many neighbors who either can not afford care or can not access dentists that accept medicare. Services include cleanings, fillings, extractions, and dentures.

The next clinic is March 6th-9th.

If you would like to support this effort, we are always looking for guest houses for the visiting dentists and assistants, lunches and snacks for the team, and friendly folks to assist. Contact Hilary Canty at the Orcas Island Community Foundation, 360 376 6423, to learn more.